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生死之交 — “Life and death friendship”

生死之交 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a bond of friendship so deep that friends would stand by each other through life and death; bosom friends; sworn friends”. Literally, “life and death friendship”.

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生死之交 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 生shēng
  • 死sǐ
  • 之zhī
  • 交jiāo

生死之交 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live
死
sǐ6to die
之
zhī4possessive or connective particle
交
jiāo6hand over, cross, interact

Example Sentence with 生死之交

他们是患难与共的生死之交,彼此信任,互相扶持。
They are bosom friends who have shared hardships, trusting and supporting each other.

Idioms Related to 生死之交

Synonyms of 生死之交

  • huàn患nàn难zhī之jiāo交friends in adversity
  • qíng情tóng同shǒu手zú足as close as brothers

Antonyms of 生死之交

  • yī一miàn面zhī之jiāo交a slight acquaintance
  • shì誓bù不liǎng两lì立sworn enemies, cannot coexist

More idioms starting with 生

  • shēng生shàng上qǐ起xià下Connect preceding to following
  • shēng生bù不rú如sǐ死life is worse than death
  • shēng生bù不féng逢chǎng场Born at an inopportune time
  • shēng生bù不féng逢shí时born at the wrong time
  • shēng生bù不féng逢chén辰born at an unlucky time
  • shēng生bù不yù遇shí时born at an unfortunate time
  • shēng生shì事wēi微miǎo渺precarious and meager livelihood
  • shēng生shì事rǎo扰mín民cause trouble and disturb the public
  • shēng生yú于yōu忧huàn患ér而sǐ死yú于ān安lè乐Adversity fosters survival, ease leads to ruin
  • shēng生yú于yōu忧huàn患,,sǐ死yú于yì逸lè乐adversity spurs survival, ease brings ruin
  • shēng生rén人tú涂tàn炭people plunged into extreme misery
  • shēng生zhòng众shí食guǎ寡abundant production and sparse consumption

Questions about 生死之交

What does 生死之交 mean?
生死之交 (shēng sǐ zhī jiāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a bond of friendship so deep that friends would stand by each other through life and death; bosom friends; sworn friends”.
How do you pronounce 生死之交?
生死之交 is pronounced shēng sǐ zhī jiāo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 生死之交 literally mean?
Literally, 生死之交 means “life and death friendship”. It is used to mean “a bond of friendship so deep that friends would stand by each other through life and death; bosom friends; sworn friends”.
What is the Chinese definition of 生死之交?
同生共死的交谊。
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